Sun Singer | |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Tamil |
Production | |
Location(s) | Tamil Nadu, India |
Running time | 1 hour |
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Original network | Sun TV |
Picture format | (SDTV) |
Original release | Present |
Broadcast from | 27 January – 4 August 2013 |
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Presenter(s) | Manasi |
Broadcaster | Sun TV |
Broadcast from | 11 August 2013 – 2 March 2014 |
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Presenter(s) | various |
Broadcaster | Sun TV |
Broadcast from | 9 March 2014 – 4 January 2015 |
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Presenter(s) | Aishwarya Prabhakar (episodes 19 to 42) |
Broadcaster | Sun TV |
Broadcast from | 11 January 2015 – 24 January 2016 |
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Presenter(s) | Nakshathra & Muthu |
Broadcaster | Sun TV |
Presenter(s) | Nakshathra & Dhilip |
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Broadcaster | The grand finale was held on 12 February 2017. |
Sun Singer (also known as Cadbury Oreo Sun Singer) is a reality TV Indian singing competition in the Tamil language that is being broadcast on Sun TV. It is a singing talent hunt for children of age group 6 to 13 years old in Tamil Nadu.
According to Sun TV's website, the show is a reinvented version of its Indian singing competition and mega reality TV show, Sapthaswarangal.Sapthaswarangal was hugely successful, with the show being renewed for multiple seasons, telecast for over a decade on Sun TV, and introducing multiple playback singers including Chinmayi, Karthik, Mahathi, Ranjith, and Vinaya Karthik Rajan.
The show airs weekly on Sundays at 11:00am on Sun TV.
Season 1 of the show was sponsored by Cadbury Oreo, and co-sponsored by VCare, GRB Udhayam Ghee, and Premier Cookware & Appliances. Season 1 was hosted by singer Manasi, while singers Anuradha Sriram and Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy appeared as permanent judges for the season. Lyricist and music director Gangai Amaran appeared as the show's permanent voice trainer.
Season 2 of the show was sponsored by Pudhiya ("New") Cadbury Oreo Strawberry Cream, and co-sponsored by VCare, Jayachandran Textiles, and Premier Cookware & Appliances. Each portion of season 2 was hosted by a different personality, beginning with actress Nisha Krishnan, followed b y television anchor Reshma Pasupuleti, followed by lyricist and music director Gangai Amaran, and finally followed by singer Kamalaja Rajagopal. Playback singers Anuradha Sriram and Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy returned as permanent judges for the season, while Gangai Amaran returned as the show's permanent voice trainer.